Pulley for use on bridles



No. 607,788. Patented July l9, I898. J. E. CAMPBELL. PULLEY FOR USE ON BRIDLES.

(Application filed Aug. 18, 1897.) (No Modei.)

ma Nonms PETERS ca. Pnorouwo, WASHINGTON. o. c.

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JOHN E. CAMPBELL, OF GAINES, PENNSYLVANIA.

PULLEY FOR USE ON BRIDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 607,788, dat

Application filed August 18, 1897. Serialllo. 648,686. (No model.)

ed July 19, 1898.

' To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN E. CAMPBELL, of Gaines, in the county of Tioga and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bridles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a ful1,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference bein g had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bridles; and it pertains to a specific form of pulley capable of use in connection with bridles, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Figure l is a perspective view of the improved bridle. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the bit-guard and combined rosettes and pulleys. Fig. l is a detail view of the bit-guard.

A designates the head-stall, which, owing to my peculiar construction, renders the usual cheek-pieces unnecessary, and 13 indicates the brow-band, having loops B at opposite ends to embrace stall A. Plates 0 are slotted at each end and are embraced by the head-stall above and below each end of brow-band B and hold the latter in place. The plates are preferably formed of metal and on their outer sides carry each a circular boss 0, and fitting thereover is the open end of the cup-shaped combined pulley-casing and rosette D, the latter being secured to boss G by screw E.

Pulley F is mounted on the screw, and the combined pulley-casing and rosette is formed on opposite' sides and beneath its transverse center with openings D.

Bit G is of the usual bar construction and at each end is looped to engage bar H on the inner side of mouth-guard H. These guards are preferably of circular form and constructed of metal and on their outer sides are each formed with a boss H, and secured to these bosses are combined rosettes and pulley-casings I, similar in form to combined casings 'and rosettes D, and mounted within the same are pulleys J. Casings I are formed with openings on their upper and under sides, as indicated at I. A rein-piece L, of round strap form, is provided for each side of the bridle,

one end of each piece being secured to an eye on the upper side of guard H and from thence extending upward through casing D and over pulley F, and from thence downward through combined casing and rosette I, extending around pulley J ,and from thence outward and at its end provided with ring M, where it connects with driving-rein N. Ring M acts as a stop to prevent rein-piece L from lengthening beyond a certain point, thus constituting the latter a cheek-piece and preventing the bit from dropping from the horses mouth. These stops, however, do not prevent the contraction of the upper'and lower portions of the bridle when the rein is drawn upon, as will be understood. An overdraw check-rein 0 extends downward from the head-stall and is connected in the usual manner to the mouthguards, and thelatter are provided with loops P on their rear sides, to which a side check rein may be connected, if desired. These'loops may also be used for connecting the drivingrein directly with the bit, as with an ordinary bridle,

In use when the driving-reinsare drawn upon a powerful leverage is secured and the bit may be instantly raised in the animals mouth and taken from his teeth if he shows any tendency to hold the same, and such strain may be'exerted upon the animals head as will cause him to yield to the driver.

My practical experience with this bridle has demonstrated its effectiveness in breakin g and training colts and horses and for use in handling vicious and stubborn animals.

I am aware of the patent to Charles Smith, No. 531,753, dated January 1, 1895, in which the bridle is disclosed having a somewhat similar arrangement of controlling-reins, and I do not claim, broadly, a bridle having the bit and head-stalls connected by contractible rein members; nor do I claim to be the first to provide a bridle in which such contractible rein members take the place of the usual cheek-pieces. So far as I am aware, however, I am the first to provide a combined rosette and pulley-casing for bridles, am the first to provide such a mounting for the rosette as herein shown, and am the first to provide the improved mouth-guard here disclosed.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i In a bridle, a strap connecting plate having an outwardly-projecting boss at its outer side, a pulley-casing fitting upon said boss, a pulley Within the casing, and a pulley-journal passing through the casing and pulley and attached to the plate, thus serving to unite the casing to the plate and as a journal M. M. DUNHAM, THos. L. PINE-AU. 

